Malcolm and Teresa: True Story of Reporter Inspired by Famed Nun

Irish Catholic playwright Cathal Gallagher penned this engrossing 2007 drama based on the true story of a British journalist whose life underwent a profound change after meeting Mother Teresa. Initially attracted to the Bolshevik ideals of the '20s and '30s, a staunchly liberal Malcolm Muggeridge was bitterly disappointed and disillusioned to find millions of people starving in the Ukraine under the strong-arm rule of Stalin. But it's only years later, when the BBC host interviews the then-little-known nun, that he takes the first steps of his own deeply spiritual journey. Muggeridge is often credited with bringing Mother Teresa -- and her tending of the poor and starving -- to worldwide fame through his subsequent 1969 documentary Something Beautiful for God and book of the same name. The A.D. Players present this regional-premiere production.

Great story. Well acted. If there was any issue at all, it would be that Theresa at times was difficult to here. There is no microphones in this small theatre (they aren't necessary), but Mother Theresa was a quiet personality and was played...continued

This was an informative and moving play which dealt with the atrocities of the Stalin era as well as Mother Teresa's work among the poor and abandoned children of India. The acting was superb. I highly recommend this play!

Very well presented! The play brought to mind many events that have been forgotten in the 1930s ad 1960s. It is worthwhile to review Malcolm's role in history and the political climate that existed in these two periods. The play is well-written...continued